The Download: mice with part-human brains and climate tech innovators
17-09-2026 14:10 via technologyreview.com

The Download: mice with part-human brains and climate tech innovators

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.
Meet a mouse whose brain cortex is made up of human cellsMultiple cameras tracked a mouse as it wandered around a small arena. A computer charted its position and speed, leaving Pong-like traces on a monitor. The reason to watch this rodent so carefully? Nearly half its brain volume had been replaced with human cells.A team at Stanford has revealed
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